Corporate Governance

Starbucks to require all customers to wear masks
Starting July 15, customers at Starbucks Corp.'s 9,000 U.S. store locations will be required to wear a mask.
Walgreens swings to $1.7 billion quarterly loss; slashes jobs in the U.K.
Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a big third-quarter loss as its profits were hurt by plunging sales in its U.K. division and COVID-related expenses, including increases costs for store cleaning.

The state with the most SMBs selling on Amazon is…

The same Midwestern state has the most small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) selling in Amazon’s stores per capita and the fastest-growing SMBs selling in its stores.
Report: Major retailers pull Washington Redskins products

An e-tail giant and two leading discounters are among the retailers reportedly removing merchandise associated with the Washington Redskins NFL team.
Meijer expands footprint with five new stores

Meijer is growing across the Midwest.
Sur La Table files for bankruptcy with plans to close nearly half its stores

Sur La Table is slashing its store footprint as it seeks to prosper under new ownership.
Bed Bath & Beyond in big store closing move

Bed Bath & Beyond plans to close about 200 stores during the next two years as it looks to return to profitability.
Walmart to sell health insurance policies

Walmart continues to dive deeper into health care.
Amazon will require U.S. sellers to share business info with customers

Amazon is attempting to make it more difficult for fraudulent third-party sellers to conduct transactions on its U.S. e-commerce site.
Malls in New York can reopen on Friday if their HVAC systems…

Shopping malls in most of New York State can reopen on Friday as long as they meet certain conditions, specifically enhanced air-conditioning filtration systems.
QVC, HSN bring back ‘The Big Find’

Two multiplatform retailers are launching the second edition of an international search for new products.
Walgreens launches huge in-store health care move with VillageMD

Walgreens is converting some of its store space to doctors offices.